This Video Shows an Ex-NFL Player Being Slammed to the Ground By Georgia Police

Desmond Marrow was violently arrested by Henry County, Georgia police officers in December. On Thursday, he posted a video of the encounter to Facebook, where it’s quickly gone viral. The video appears to show a handcuffed Marrow being slammed to the ground and choked by officers.

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Marrow, a University of Toledo alum who briefly played in the NFL, was arrested in the aftermath of a road rage incident which he said was sparked when another driver threw a cup of coffee at his car. According to the police report, Marrow followed the driver into a mall parking lot, where a witness said he heard Marrow threaten to shoot the other driver. Marrow was arrested on charges of making terroristic threats and aggressive driving. He says he told officers that he did not have a gun, but that when he was searched they mistook his cell phone for a firearm.

In the video, Marrow cries that he’s "not even doing nothing…not even fighting back," as he’s forced to the ground. "You slammed me on my fucking head!" he shouts, before an officer presses a hand to his neck, prompting choked, high-pitched shouts of "I can’t breath."

"This has affected me mentally and impacted my life in a way I can’t even humanly describe," Marrow wrote in his Facebook post. "This isn’t a cry for sympathy, I just need it to be known . . . My cry is for JUSTICE."

On Friday, the Henry County police captain said an officer has been placed on administrative duty while the incident is investigated. Marrow said that he had teeth knocked out, and sustained a concussion and shoulder strain as a result of the arrest.

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